November 6th was a bad night for President Trump, no matter what he says. He now has to deal with a newly empowered opposition party with a mandate to check his myriad abuses and scandals. The rebuke wasn’t as harsh as it needed to be, though. Trumpism, which is essentially …
Read More »Tony Bennett, Jackson Browne, Jim James Contribute to Get Out the Vote Album
Tony Bennett, Jackson Browne and Jim James are among the artists who have contributed to a new album, Songs for Swing Left, designed to raise awareness and promote voter turnout ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. Guitar shop owner Reuben Cox compiled the record in partnership with Swing Left, an …
Read More »Despite Trump's Wishful Thinking, Andrew Gillum Won the Florida Debate
The race to become the next governor of Florida is among the most heated contests of the upcoming midterms. It may also be the most emblematic of the national political climate in 2018. Democrat Andrew Gillum is an unabashed progressive, supporting universal healthcare, higher corporate taxes and abolishing ICE “in …
Read More »This Gun-Owning Idaho Politician Is Breaking the Progressive Mold
“I’m in a state that does not look to women to lead,” Paulette Jordan says. Not lately, at least. “There was a whole legacy of women leaders who were chiefs,” says the former Idaho state representative, present candidate for governor and member of the Coeur d’Alene people. “It’s this line …
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